The enduring power of live sport is crucial to linear TV, but some commercial broadcasters seem determined to make it unwatchable, writes Nick Manning.
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Disney missed analyst expectations for the third quarter of the year as profits fell 51% to $1.4bn. Shares in the entertainment giant subsequently fell 5% in after-hours trading.
According to the latest UK agency estimates, ITV saw its revenues fall -20.8% year-on-year (YoY) in June, bringing its total down to £92.4m from £117m last year.
The first quarter of 2019 saw UK advertising expenditure climb 4.2% year-on-year (YoY) to a total of £6bn.
ITV has seen its total advertising revenues fall 5% during the first half of the year, though the broadcaster said the results are “better than expected” given the ongoing political and economic environment.
ITV has confirmed that it and the BBC have now signed an agreement to launch their joint online streaming service, BritBox, in the UK during the fourth quarter of this year.
Nick Manning has plied his trade in advertising, yet he remains convinced that the BBC plays a key role in maintaining a healthy commercial television market.
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